And the folk singer Guy Carawan, who popularized the song “We Shall Overcome” for activists in the civil rights movement, has died at the age of 87. Carawan became music director of the Highlander ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – It’s often said that sound and music are powerful forces that can impact the mind, mood, and body. The Civil Rights Movement has been described as “the greatest singing ...

Guy Carawan, one of the influential figures in the US civil rights movement, has died. He was 87. The folk musician's rendition of the 19th century hymn 'We Shall Overcome' was adopted by activists in ...

Social activism never sounded so good. Guy and Candie Carawan, two internationally-known musicians and social activists, performed ?We Shall Overcome: The Sound of Social Activism? yesterday. The ...

(Reuters) - Guy Carawan, whose rendition of the song "We Shall Overcome" became an anthem of the U.S. civil rights movement, has died at his home in Tennessee, The New York Times reported. He was 87.

We shall overcome (originally publishing: New York : Oak Publications, 1963) -- Freedom is a constant struggle (originally publishing: New York : Oak Publications, 1968). We shall overcome. Sit-ins ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Guy Carawan, a folk singer and social-justice advocate credited with turning the African-American spiritual “We Shall Overcome” into a unifying anthem of the 1960s civil rights ...